Easy Back to School Craft

Do you have tons of fabric scraps lying around the house? Why not use some of them to spruce up a binder? All you need is a fabric binder, some HeatnBond, and an idea! The folks over at Craft Zine give these detailed directions. They focus on this as a school craft, but really you could use it for anything...photo album, baby book, recipe collector, etc. I love it when crafts have limitless applications!

I'm Back!

Sorry my recent hiatus....moving almost all across the country (from to New York to Austin) was fun but time consuming! It was a great way to spend time with the kids before school starts. Since my husband and I are usually pretty busy, and living in New York without a car, we tend to not leave beyond what can be reached by the subway (i.e. let's go to Coney Island!)  so the kids have never really seen most of America. We went down the east coast, through Tennessee, down to Louisiana (loved loved Cajun country...my heart really goes out to that community...so friendly, despite their recent tragedy) and then across over to Texas.

Congrats to Noreen for winning the pencil case! I'm going to take a break with the giveaways, as they've lost traction on this blog. We will be doing giveaways at other blogs in the near future, which I will mention and link to here.

And of course, this blog will continue to feature craft ideas.

And now a few photos from the trip:

Back to School Craft

Over at the Ikea Hacker blog, here is a great idea for turning a shower curtain liner into a reusable lunch sack. Don't have a curtain liner? You could do the same project with a laminated fabric or oilcloth fabric. I love that these bags are food safe and the interior can be cleaned with simply a damp sponge.

Go here for the directions.

Giveaway

Sorry for the delay--I'm the middle, literally, of moving from New York to Austin. It's been a great end for summer, spending time with the family on the road, but not the most productive time either.

Congrats to schiperno@yahoo.com for winning the giveaway.

This week we will continue with the theme of back to school with this giveaway of a darling oilcloth pencil case.  Your little student will never be stuck in class without a pencil when they have this adorable monogrammed pencil case. This pencil case is big enough to store all sorts of school supplies, from glue sticks to crayons. This durable oilcloth pencil case will last all year long. Available in Pink Polka Dot or Blue Gingham.

Here's how to win:

1. Leave a comment on your favorite teacher as a kid.

2. Mention how you found this site.

3. Check out the Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. to see what other back to school supplies they carry.
4. Make sure I can contact you! Either leave an email address in your comment, or make sure that you have contact information on your blog profile.

You can receive an extra entry towards this giveaway if you link to this give-away in your blog and put that link in your comment. Or become a fan of the Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. on Facebook. Or Twitter this giveaway and follow me on Twitter.

The give-away is open for entries until Sunday, August 16th, at 11:59 PM. Winners will be chosen at random, and announced Monday. Good luck!

Kids Zines

My parents couldn't afford to send me and my siblings to summer camp, and they had a lot of friends in the same situation. So they decided as a group to form their own informal camp. Every week two parents would take all us kids and plan some sort of activity, so the other parents could have a day off to do errands or just relax. Sometimes we'd go to a park, or other times we'd all do a craft. Kids arts & crafts are a great way to keep kids occupied in the summer.

I was excited to see over at Craft Zine these directions on the different ways to do a kids craft project for making their own zines. For those who might not know, "zine" is just a term for a self-made magazine. It can be anything, from writing to illustration. Getting kids to make their own publication is the ultimate creative activity. Anything goes, and in the end they've created a keepsake. For detailed instructions, check out their post.

Monday Giveaway

Sorry this post was supposed to appear last week! I thought I posted it, but I just noticed that blogger left it as a draft. So I guess this will the giveaway for this week:

Hope you all had good weekend. I enjoyed reading about how you all enjoy the summer.  This weekend was extremely hot and humid in New York. It was so bad the grocery stores were turning out their lights to conserve energy and keep cool.

Congrats to Michele P. for winning the spinning circus top! You'll get an email soon.

This week we are going to kick off back to school shopping with our giveaway.

Send your little child back to school in style with a retro kids composition desk set. Our girls composition desk set features a bright floral pattern that has vintage style. Our boys composition desk set is perfect for little cowboys. Taken from a fabric fabric, this vintage western design is sure to be a classic. Each set comes with a pencil case, composition notebook, and binder that will keep your child organized all year long. The winner will get to choose between a boys or girls set.

Here's how to win:

1. Leave a comment on your favorite subject in school as a kid.

2. Mention how you found this site.

3. Check out the Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. to see what other back to school supplies they carry.
4. Make sure I can contact you! Either leave an email address in your comment, or make sure that you have contact information on your blog profile.

You can receive an extra entry towards this giveaway if you link to this give-away in your blog and put that link in your comment. Or become a fan of the Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. on Facebook. Or Twitter this giveaway and follow me on Twitter.

The give-away is open for entries until Sunday, July 25th, at 11:59 PM. Winners will be chosen at random, and announced Monday. Good luck!

Back to School - Lunchboxes

Besides getting backpack, a big part of back to school shopping is the school lunchbox. The Warm Biscuit Bedding Co. has lots of cute girls and boys lunchboxes. We've recently added some new personalized lunchboxes! Here are some of my favorites, old and new:

Your little girl will love her very own personalized girls apple lunchbox. Your little girl gets to put her name to personalize lunch box, so it will never get mixed up with another lunch sac. Lots of apples with cute smiles cover this pink girls lunchbox. This lead-free and food safe personalized apples lunchbox is for more than just the school cafeteria. 

When PBJ’s, apples and cookies find themselves tucked inside this whimsical fairy lunch box, somehow they taste extra delicious! Your little girl will be the star of the cafeteria when she brings this cute lunchbox to her first day of school. Our fairy tin lunch box isn't just for lunch, they store Back to School supplies and secret treasures too. 


Your little boy will go bananas over his very own personalized boys monkey lunchbox. Your little boy gets to put his name to personalize lunch box, so it will never get mixed up with another lunch sac. The cute monkey on both sides of this lunchbox will make your child excited to go to school. Pick out from several fonts when you personalize it.


Your little boy will love his very own personalized boys alligator lunchbox. Your little boy gets to put his name to personalize lunch box, so it will never get lost. This vintage tin lunchbox is water resistant, with the design on both sides. A dry erase sheet on the inside lid lets you leave your child a message.